Calories in Zucchini or Courgette, Zucchini Nutrition

How many calories in Zucchini? See below, the Zucchini calories for the different serving sizes. We provide you with the Zucchini nutrition facts and the health benefits of Zucchini to help you to lose weight and eat a healthy diet.

Zucchini, also known as Courgette or even Summer Squash, are very low in calories. They contain folate (folic acid), potassium, vitamins A, C, manganese and lutein.

It is the perfect vegetable if you are aiming to lose weight as it has very few calories and high water content.

Other Zucchini benefits include promoting good eye health, helping to
cure asthma, preventing the risk of multiple sclerosis and protecting
against colon cancer.

Below are three calorie tables for this vegetable for two different varieties. We also have a nutrition table comparing raw versus cooked. Compare the nutrition and calories in Zucchini with the calories in other vegetable varieties.

All of our calorie and nutrition data are provided by the US Department of Agriculture.

Enjoy losing weight with our Zucchini diet recipes below

Calories in Zucchini, Baby, Raw

Refuse: 13% (Ends)Scientific Name:Cucurbita spp.

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams

21 kcal (88 kJ)

1 large, 16 grams

3 kcal (14 kJ)

1 medium, 11 grams

2 kcal (10 kJ)

Calories in Zucchini, Includes Skin, Raw

Refuse: 5% (Ends)

Serving Size

Calories per Serving

100 grams

17 kcal (70 kJ)

1 cup, chopped, 124 grams

21 kcal (87 kJ)

1 cup, sliced, 113 grams

19 kcal (79 kJ)

1 large, 323 grams

55 kcal (226 kJ)

1 medium, 196 grams

33 kcal (137 kJ)

1 slice, 9.9 grams

2 kcal (7 kJ)

1 small, 118 grams

20 kcal (83 kJ)

Calories in Zucchini, Includes Skin, Cooked, Boiled, Drained, With or Without Salt

Percentages are relative to US Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) for adults.

Source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Author: Lana Soko

Zucchini Recipes

Zucchini Frittata Recipe
This egg white frittata recipe is perfect for breakfast. Cooking time
just 20 min. It contains only 107 calories and 4g of net carbs per
portion. The recipe is low in fat, cholesterol, sodium and carbs. It is
diabetic appropriate, gluten free and vegetarian.

Salmon Recipes with Sauteed Garlic Zucchini
Sauteed garlic zucchini is a perfect accompaniment for this baked
salmon. Cooking time for the fish and zucchini is 30 min. There are 313
calories and 6g of net carbs in one serving with the zucchini. The
recipe is full of nutrients and vitamins.

This grilled goats cheese and vegetables salad is easy to make in just
10 min. One serving provides 437 calories and is full of nutrients such
as copper, phosphorus, riboflavin, vitamin A, B6 and C. It is low carb,
glycemic index, cholesterol and is suitable for vegetarians.

This Thai red curry recipe can be ready
in just 30 min. It contains 373 calories per serving. It is low in
calories, carbs, cholesterol, promotes healthy weight, full of good
nutrition and suitable for a diabetic and diary free diet.